Football

Headphones are a major problem. Like in the the last Euros when Hodgson took a lot of guff for waiting until the 87th minute to get Rashford on the pitch. He'd actually been shouting at him for 20 minutes but young Marcus couldn't hear him because of the grimey music. And also social media.

Typical lazy Ozil showing in that pic. Giving less than a 50% thumbs up compared to the rest of the team.

Haircuts have fucked the whole generation of current English players.

Khedira can't even be arsed to stand up.

I'm not 100% on German football. Who is the guy next to Bastian?

Answer my own question:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Weidenfeller

Weidenfeller!

https://youtu.be/SusYf2Up7KE

Yes, I think we have...uuhhh...a grandiöse Saison gespielt.

One of the benefits of age is that I can actually remember England winning a tournament. Once in a lifetime event and I may still have around 20 years to go before I pop my clogs (London traffic permitting). No point in you lot getting too worked up over England.

That's it I give up.
http://m.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41573042

Tomorrow 00.30 BST
Peru vs Colombia
Ecuador vs Argentina
Paraguay vs Venezuela
Chile vs Brasil
Uruguay vs Bolivia

four guaranteed places in the South America Pool for WC finals,
fifth place play off vs Australia I think.
Vamos Colombia!!!!!!! Squeaky bum time

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Usual England WC

Group stage

Lose first game to unfancied team - media panic national apathy
Win Second game against another unfancied team - media excitement nation wakes up to the fact that World Cup has started.
Draw third game against group leaders and qualify for knock out stages . - media hysteria full of hope for a new 1966. Nation buys flags.

First knock out round. England squeeze through on penalties. Media “our time has come” Nation stops working more comprehensively than if a general strike had been called.

Quarter final. England soundly beaten. Media in melt down. Traitors. Manager must be sacked. Nation turns over to Bake Off.

Semi finals Nothing in press. Nation “oh, is the World Cup still on.”

Final: “When does Strictly start?”

Spot on apart from the fact that Strictly is on in the autumn, never in July.

I defer to your greater knowledge.

Bake Off doesn't start till the end of August either. If it was on at the same time as an England game, there'd be no contest.

Perhaps the Qatar rules were being followed?

Let myself down with my lack of knowledge of reality tv. Sorry everything me.

Don't worry Clive, your scenario will be perfect for the winter world cup when all this dross is on.

Well Panama qualified for the first time ever, president declares national holiday... I'm going to ask the people of Elephant and Castle to get some flags in for next summer.. so that Colombia don't dominate the landscape with a sea of yellow..

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I am however looking forward to seeing Colombia play, and their goal celebrations..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNKY6aa0Hps&feature=youtu.be

I saw that video of Falco going around talking through the hand to all the peru players telling them to settle for a 1-1 draw that will see them both qualify and knock Chilie out. Congrats on your sporting achievement.

Chilie

as in chili con carne..

Am I the only miserable one or does anyone else think that choreographed group goal celebrations should >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ?

pretty miserable

I reckon they should all go to the bench, put their headphones on, dance around a bit and take a few selfies.
Before being sent off

I can't stand them in football but, for some reason, i'm really glad they've brought them back in NFL:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TIQqpQ8cU4

Some where funny at the time, mostly because they were controversial (Fowler's line sniffing, Gazza's Dentist Chair, even Jamie Bullard's lecture) or because they were the first time it had been seen (too many examples to list).

Then there's a level of sad such as Robbie Keane's cartwheel, forward roll and then letting go of both the bow and the arrow at the same time (although later on in his career he changed the end bit).

Then you get shit like this:-

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/international/tim-cahill-goal-celebration-australia-vs-syria-world-cup-qualifying-play-off-sponsor-tripadeal-a7995921.html

Meh. I'm probably just too cynical after a lifetime of low level 11-a-side (where you'd look like a twat if you did anything other than raise an arm whilst jogging back to your own half) or 5-a-side (where you'd look like a twat for even raising your arm in celebration).